Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 古刹
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
ancient; old; paleo-; surname Gu
古代gǔdàiancient times
古老gǔlǎoancient; old; age-old
古典gǔdiǎnclassical
古迹gǔjìplaces of historic interest; historical sites; CL:個|个[ge4]
古人gǔrénpeople of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person